1949 in the Negro Leagues

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1949 in the Negro Leagues

Standings

BOLD indicates League Champion

Negro American League

Source: The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester

East Division							West Division
Rank	Team	G	W	L	WPCT		Rank	Team	G	W	L	WPCT
1	Baltimore Elite Giants	95	63	32	0.663		1	Chicago American Giants	86	51	35	0.593
2	New York Cubans	46	26	20	0.565		2	Kansas City Monarchs	91	54	37	0.593
3	Indianapolis Clowns	96	44	52	0.458		3	Birmingham Black Barons	89	47	42	0.528
4	Philadelphia Stars	63	28	35	0.444		4	Houston Eagles	70	35	35	0.5
5	Louisville Buckeyes	84	19	65	0.226		5	Memphis Red Sox	89	32	57	0.36

Independent Teams

Source: The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester

• Asheville Blues
• New York Black Yankees
• Pittsburgh Homestead Grays

Leading Players

Pitchers

The Monarchs' Gene Collins threw a seven-inning no-hitter on May 27 in the first game of a double-header against the Houston Eagles, winning 14-0 in San Antonio, Texas. It was a common practice for Negro League double-headers to play a nine-inning first game and a seven-inning second game, but the practice was reversed in this situation, as the first game was stopped after seven with a no-hitter intact, and the second game went the full nine innings.